The discography of Australian singer-songwriter and musician Missy Higgins consists of five studio albums, two extended plays, thirty eight singles (including four as a featured artist) and one download-only live album. In 2001, Higgins won the national Unearthed radio competition for unsigned artists with her song "All for Believing" and shortly after signed a recording contract with Eleven. The following year she signed an international contract with Warner Bros. She released a self-titled EP in November 2003. Her debut album, The Sound of White, was released 6 September 2004. It reached No. 1 on the Australian albums chart and was certified nine times platinum by the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). It contained the singles "Scar", "Ten Days", "The Special Two" and "The Sound of White".
Higgins' second album, On a Clear Night, was released 28 April 2007. Like its predecessor, it reached No. 1 on the Australian albums chart and was certified three times platinum by ARIA. On a Clear Night produced three singles: "Steer", "Where I Stood" and "Peachy".
Higgins' sixth studio album, The Second Act was released in September 2024.
Albums Studio albums
Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications AUS NZ US The Sound of White Released: 6 September 2004 Label: Eleven Formats: CD, digital download 1 19 — ARIA: 12× Platinum On a Clear Night Released: 28 April 2007 Label: Eleven Formats: CD, digital download 1 14 193 ARIA: 4× Platinum The Ol' Razzle Dazzle Released: 1 June 2012 Label: Eleven Formats: CD, digital download 1 24 83 ARIA: Platinum Oz Released: 19 September 2014 Label: Eleven Formats: CD, LP, digital download 3 39 — ARIA: Gold Solastalgia Released: 27 April 2018 Label: Eleven Formats: CD, digital download, streaming 3 — — The Second Act Released: 6 September 2024 Label: Eleven Formats: CD, LP, digital download, streaming 1 — — "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
Mini albums Title Album details Peak chart positions AUS Total Control Released: 4 March 2022 Label: Eleven / EMI Music Australia (4531460) Formats: CD, digital download, streaming 3
Live albums Title Album details Live & Acoustic(iTunes Exclusive) Released: November 2005 Label: Warner Bros. Formats: Digital download
Compilations Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications AUS The EP Collectibles Released: 16 August 2010 Label: Eleven: A Music Company Format: Digital download — ARIA: Gold The Special Ones Released: 23 November 2018 Label: Eleven: A Music Company Formats: Digital download, CD, Streaming 7
Video albums Title Album details Certifications If You Tell Me Yours, I'll Tell You Mine Released: 2005 Label: Eleven: A Music Company (ELEVENDVD43) Formats: DVD ARIA: Platinum
Extended plays Title Album details Peak chart positions AUS The Missy Higgins EP Released: 3 November 2003 Label: Eleven: A Music Company (ELEVENCD18) Formats: CD, digital download 49 All for Believing(US only release) Released: 24 January 2005 Label: Reprise Records, Warner Bros. (#48993) Formats: CD, digital downloadcolspan="1"
Singles As lead artist
Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album AUSPeak positions for singles in Australia: All except noted: "Shark Fin Blues": "Better Be Home Soon/Fall at Your Feet/Distant Sun" (Medley): "Futon Couch": NZ UK USAdultPop "Scar"2004 1 20 — 34 ARIA: 5× Platinum RMNZ: Gold The Sound of White "Ten Days" 12 39 133 — ARIA: Platinum "The Special Two"2005 2 — — — ARIA: 2× Platinum "The Sound of White" 22 — — — ARIA: Gold "Steer"2007 1 — — — ARIA: 2× Platinum On a Clear Night "Where I Stood" 10 — — 19 ARIA: Platinum RIAA: Gold "Peachy" — — — — ARIA: Gold "More Than This" (US only) 2009colspan="3" — Covered, A Revolution in Sound "Unashamed Desire"2012 58 — — — The Ol' Razzle Dazzle "Everyone's Waiting" 11 — — — ARIA: 2× Platinum "Hello Hello" (US only) colspan="3" — "Set Me on Fire" — — — — "We Ride" 2013 — — — — Spark: A Burning Man Story "Shark Fin Blues" 2014 71 — — — Oz "Oh Canada" 2016 46 — — — rowspan="3" "Better Be Home Soon/Fall at Your Feet/Distant Sun (Medley)" (with Bernard Fanning and Crowded House) 53 — — — "Torchlight" 2017 — — — — "Futon Couch" 2018 100 — — — ARIA: Platinum Solastalgia "Cemetery" — — — — "Arrows" — — — — The Special Ones "Song for Sammy" 2019 — — — — "Carry You" 2020 — — — — Upright (TV series) "When the Machine Starts" — — — — "Edge of Something" 2021 — — — — Total Control "Total Control" 2022 — — — — "The Collector" — — — — "Take It Back" — — — — "Wide Open Road" 2023 — — — — Mushroom: Fifty Years of Making Noise (Reimagined) "You Should Run" 2024 — — — — The Second Act "The Second Act" — — — — "A Complicated Truth" — — — — "Craters" — — — — "One of Your Girls" (Triple J Like a Version) — — — — "Won't Be Heavy" (Josh Pyke featuring Missy Higgins) 2026 — — — — Kingdom Within "Under the Milky Way" — — — — Forever Young by War Child Australia "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
Notes
As featured artist Title Year Album "Beds Are Burning"(Amanda Palmer featuring Missy Higgins, Brian Viglione and Jherek Bischoff) 2020Forty-Five Degrees - A Bushfire Charity Flash Record "Legacy Part 2"(Birdz featuring Missy Higgins) 2021Legacy "The Whole World Is Dreaming [Live]"(Mark Seymour and the Undertow featuring Missy Higgins) "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas"(Ben Abraham featuring Missy Higgins)
Other appearances Year Title Artist Album Role 2005 "Stuff and Nonsense" Various artists She Will Have Her Way: The Songs of Tim & Neil Finn Lead vocals "Ghost Songs" and "Paperboy" Tim Rogers and the Temperance Union Dirty Ron/Ghost Songs Performer "Moses" Triple J Like a Version: Volume One Lead vocals 2007 "Droving Woman" Various artists Cannot Buy My Soul Vocals "Moses" Various artists Sounds Eclectic: The Covers Project Lead vocals 2009 "(I'm) In Love Again" Various artists Best Is Yet to Come: The Songs of Cy Coleman Lead vocals 2009 "More Than This" (Roxy Music cover) Various artists Covered, A Revolution in Sound Lead vocals 2010 "Feel Like Going Back Home" (with Ernie Dingo) Various artists Bran Nue Dae Lead vocals 2010 "Afterglow" Various artists Bran Nue Dae Lead vocals 2011 "Simon Smith and the Amazing Dancing Bear" Various artists The Muppets – The Green Album Lead vocals 2013 "This Morning" (with Matt Corby) Various artists Crucible - The Songs of Hunters & Collectors Lead vocals 2013 "Stuff and Nonesence" (with Tim Finn) Various artists At Last – A Timeless Collection of Beautiful Songs Lead vocals 2015 "Favours" (with Darren Middleton) Darren Middleton Splinters Vocals 2015 "Hidden Ones" Various artists Say Yes to Love (Volume 2) Lead vocals 2016 "Three Little Fishes" Various artists Famous Friends – 50 Years of Play School Lead vocals 2020 "Carry You" Various artists Music from the Home Front with Tim Minchin 2022 "Song for Sammy" (with Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra) Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra Hush: Nightlife Vocals
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